bibliothecarian

From Latin bibliothēcārius +‎ -an.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbɪb.li.ə(ʊ).θəˈkɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.ən/, /ˌbɪb.li.ə.θəˈ-/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

bibliothecarian (plural bibliothecarians)

1. (now rare) A librarian.

bibliothecarian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to libraries.

   Synonyms: bibliothecal, bibliothecarial, bibliothecary, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial

   • 1708, George Hickes, “The Preface”, in Seventeen Sermons of the Reverend and Learned Dr. William Hopkins, […]. Published with a Preface Containing a Short Account of His Life., London: […] W[illiam] B[owyer] for Richard Sare, […], →OCLC, page xxiii:

     But to return to my dear Friend’s Miſtreſs, the Library of the Church of Worceſter. A little before I left the place, we had procured a fine Collection of the Bibliothecarian Writers of ſeveral Countries, with which he was much pleaſed, and I ſuppoſe never left off till he compleated them; […]

   • 1951 January, Harcourt Brown, “Advice on Establishing a Library. By Gabriel Naudé, […]”, in The Library Quarterly, volume XXI, number 1, Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Reviews” section, page 44, column 1:

     Far from encouraging mere bibliomania, Naudé proposed to direct a wealthy collector into paths of bibliothecarian righteousness, demonstrating as clearly as he could within the bounds of politesse the public and national values that might be possessed by a fine library liberally administered and available to all who could profit by its use.

   • 2009 May 6, Melinda Harvey, “War on books”, in The Australian, Sydney, N.S.W.: Nationwide News Pty Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:

     Little wonder, then, that there has been a glut of books published about libraries lately, many of them displaying a tendency that may be described as nostalgic-fetishistic. These books express a sentimental and sensuous attitude to things bibliothecarian, and often embody this sensitivity to the past and the touch in their own production values.